POSSIBILITIES TO USE AI, ACI AND ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES IN FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF GRAFFITI, STREET ART AND PUBLIC ART

Abstract

 

The aim of the article was to find out, whether Street Art and Graffiti could visually and conceptually benefit, if the artists and writers used ChatGPT and other types of AI in all stages of content creation in the urban space or, on the contrary, doing so would put at risk the inherent resistance nature of these art forms and diminish the general level of creativity in the urban space in the future. To reach this objective I applied the qualitative research method, using the ethnographic and phenomenological approach, implemented an array of empiric field studies of AI application, collected visual and textual samples of Graffiti and Street Art, and conducted an interview with a vanguard digital artist working with the concept of Artificial Creative Intelligence (ACI), Mark Amerika.

The interview revealed that one of the fundamental questions to be asked is: “Where does creativity come from?”. The interview also helped to see further directions for the research process: practical testing of different AIs and applying the results to field experiments in urban settings.

The conclusion is that, if we can understand the creativity concept better, we could avoid the risks and use the benefits of involving AI in the process.

Keywords: AI, Street Art, Social Resistance, Participatory Art, ChatGPT